Dinosaur - Eugene, Oregon
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DougK
N 44° 01.753 W 123° 04.972
10T E 493359 N 4875121
This large dinosaur is located in a children’s playground of Amazon Park in Eugene, Oregon,
Waymark Code: WMT74X
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2016
Views: 2
This dinosaur sculpture is located in
Amazon Park. This climbable play structure is about 7 feet high, 7 feet wide and 26 feet long. During the Summer of 2016, the children’s play area was renovated, but the popular dinosaur was left in place.
From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
A dinosaur with splayed legs, long neck, tail and stegosaurs ridges on back
From the Smithsonian AIC Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
SOS! surveyor reported artist as unknown, but indicates sculpture is similar in style to fish and whale sculptures in Skinner's Butte Park by D. C. Renfro.
TITLE: Dinosaur
ARTIST(S): (possibly by) D. C. Renfro, sculptor
DATE: None
MEDIUM: Concrete, possibly painted
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000330
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Amazon Park, Eugene, Oregon
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None Noted
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